Hedeoma

Hedeoma pulegioides. American Pennyroyal (the British "Pennyroyal " is Mentha pulegium, also a Labiate). N. O. Labials. Tincture of whole fresh plant.

Clinical

Amenorrhoea. Dysmenorrhoea. Leucorrhoea.

Characteristics

Both the American and the British " Pennyroyals " have a popular reputation as "female regulators," which is by no means undeserved. Homoeopaths have verified the relation of the drug to uterine ailments, and an observation by Dr. Toothaker of a case of poisoning affords valuable ground for homoeopathic prescribing. Bearing-down pains were most marked, < by any movement, and accompanied by almost paralytic weakness of the legs. Nervous symptoms were very prominent, jerkings and twitchings. Weak, faint, > lying down ; inability to sit up. Pains in abdomen < after eating or drinking. < By touch and pressure.

Relations

Compare : Mentha pulegium, Sep., Sabi., Lil. t Veratrum antidoted some of its effects.

Head

Dull, heavy feeling in head in morning, not continued through day.— Sore pain in l. temporal ridge, as of a cut or wound, lasting about six weeks.

Throat

Sensation of something rising in throat, or as if her breast were coming up into her mouth. — Great difficulty in swallowing, it nearly took her breath away.

Stomach

Nausea, a rising-up sensation from stomach, producing occasional retching. — Excessive retching, nausea and straining.

Abdomen

Abdomen very sore and sensitive to touch and pressure.

Stool and Anus

Obstinate constipation ; painful evacuations every four or five days.

Urinary Organs

Frequent urgent desire to pass water ; passes very little ; cutting, burning pains with tenesmus of sphincter urinarius.

Female Sexual Organs

Excessive bearing-down pains with pressure outward towards vulva, from whole lower abdomen, accompanied by almost unendurable pains in back, drawing down from upper sacral spine, extending also to epigastrium and stomach ; like veritable labour-pains ; returning with regular periodicity if she remained at rest ; greatly < by the least movement ; she lay on the floor on a small mattress, and could not be removed, on account of the aggravation, until the following day ; < by the least food or drink. — Leucorrhoea with itching and burning (commenced sixth day and lasted some weeks).

Respiratory Organs

Shortness of breath as if from an asthmatic attack. — Frequent, periodical dyspnoea with oppression of thorax.

Neck and Back

Unendurable pains in back, esp. in sacral spine near the upper vertebras, dragging down from that point to uterus. — Excessive pains in back and head. di. Limbs. — Semi-paralysis of limbs ; could not stand or move, or bear the pain of movement — Pain and coldness of limbs, esp. of feet

Generalities p. 873

Affected all her nerves ; nervous twitchings and jerkings in all the fibres of the body, sensible in the pulse or wherever the observer's fingers touched the flesh. — Semi-paralysis. — Prostration following retching. — General soreness.